Irina Camelia Begu vs Polona Hercog — Cleveland Round of 16

Cleveland · WTA · Round of 16
Irina Camelia Begu
ROU
Irina Camelia Begu
#204WTA
1769ELO
1686Hard ELO
35 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 August 2021
hard
Polona Hercog
SLO
Polona Hercog
#228WTA
1590ELO
1524Hard ELO
35 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWWLWWL
Begu I.
7-6 7-5
Hercog P.
Begu I.
7772
Hercog P.
6550

Irina Camelia Begu defeated Polona Hercog 7-6 7-5 in the Cleveland round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Irina Camelia Begu came in ranked #204, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Irina Camelia Begu extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-09-21SeoulR16hardIrina Camelia Begu6-2 6-7(6) 6-2
2015-08-03WashingtonR16hardIrina Camelia Begu3-6 7-5 6-4
2012-07-09PalermoR32clayIrina Camelia Begu6-1 7-6(8)

Serve vs return

This season
Begu I.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Hercog P.

Hercog P.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Begu I.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Begu I.Hercog P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
55%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (181 vs 105). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Begu I.Hercog P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
68
47
Break points saved·Slight edge
58
68
Break points won·Clear edge
88
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
44
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
88
69

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Begu I.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Hercog P.
3.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 56 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
7.0+162 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.0Hard Elo 1524
7.2Overall Elo 1769
ELO gap
2.8Overall Elo 1590
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
2.6
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Surface transition
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Begu I.Hercog P.
Freshness·Even
98
100

Begu I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Hercog P.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Kontaveit A.[2]
Begu I.
7-656-4
Semi-finals
Kontaveit A.[2]
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
6-46-4
Begu I.
Linette M.[6]
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Linette M.[6]
Kasatkina D.[1]
6-16-2
Begu I.
Sasnovich A.
6-26-4
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
Zhang S.[9]
6-36-1
Kontaveit A.[2]
Siniakova K.
6-35-76-2
R16
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
Zvonareva V.
W/O
Sasnovich A.
Podoroska N.[5]
6-776-46-4
Kasatkina D.[1]
Mcnally C.
2-66-46-2
Linette M.[6]
Fruhvirtova L.
7-626-4
Begu I.
Hercog P.
7-657-5
Siniakova K.
Hanatani N.
6-06-0
Zhang S.[9]
Mattek Sands B.
6-47-67
Kontaveit A.[2]
Garcia C.
6-36-3
R32
Hanatani N.
Blinkova A.
1-0
Siniakova K.
Rogers S.[8]
7-56-1
Hercog P.
Mateas M.
6-36-2
Mattek Sands B.
Shibahara E.
6-43-66-1
Fruhvirtova L.
Moore T.
6-47-5
Kasatkina D.[1]
Juvan K.
6-36-3
Mcnally C.
Danilina A.
7-645-76-4
Linette M.[6]
Bektas E.
7-666-4
Begu I.
Alexandrova E.[3]
7-636-3
Sasnovich A.
Mchale C.
6-47-5
Sorribes Tormo S.[7]
Glatch A.
6-26-1
Zvonareva V.
Eikeri U.
6-46-2
Zhang S.[9]
Trevisan M.
7-56-1
Kontaveit A.[2]
Davis L.
1-66-06-0
Garcia C.
Harrison C.
6-16-2
Podoroska N.[5]
Pera B.
6-26-4